Don Tietz didn’t start sharing stories about his service during World War II until about five years ago, said Doreen Juckel, his youngest daughter.
WCCO's Reg Chapman introduces us to Don Tietz, a 104-year-old World War II veteran, who's zest for life hasn't dropped below 100%.
A 2019 discovery by Danish divers found the wreck in the depth of the Baltic Sea, leading excavators to later pull evidence and human remains. This led to the identification of Lt. Robert T. McCollum of Cleveland, Ohio, decades after he went missing in action, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a Feb. 26 news release.
At 104 years old, Don Tietz is the oldest resident of Cottage Grove, but even at his remarkable age he still hasn't lost his wit. Drafted during World War II, Tietz found himself a long way from his hometown farm.
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As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his goal. The “gamahuya” wants the bones to be identified and returned to their families.
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References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity,
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Chip Chick on MSNAudrey Hepburn Became A Spy During World War IIYou may know Audrey Hepburn as one of Hollywood’s most celebrated actresses. In the 1950s and ’60s, she became a […]
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThe Secret World War II History of Koh Samui, the New Setting for ‘The White Lotus’Behind the dreamy scenery of the HBO show’s latest location lurks an explosive story of Thailand’s involvement in the conflict and a sunken Japanese tanker
In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to relocate them.
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNRemains of Bomber Pilot Identified 80 Years After His Plane Went Down During World War IIHerbert G. Tennyson was a U.S. Army pilot on a B-24 nicknamed "Heaven Can Wait," which crashed into the ocean in early 1944
A Bridge Too Far, Richard Attenborough's epic retelling of the doomed Operation Market Garden, is now available to stream in the UK nearly 50 years since it hit the big screen
Rosie the Riveters is a term to describe women who took on industrial and government jobs during WWII. Millions of women stepped up to help, including African American women.
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